The adoption of the QWERTY keyboard in the early days of mechanical typewriters, with its continued use today, has been suggested as a metaphor for:
A) technological lock-in.
B) a lazy monopoly.
C) reverse engineering.
D) X-inefficiency.

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The QWERTY keyboard is often cited as an example of technological lock-in, where a suboptimal technology persists due to historical circumstances and network effects, making it difficult to switch to potentially superior alternatives.

The Adoption of the QWERTY Keyboard in the Early Days